novel to be credited . " this was not even the first notice of the expedition to the colonists ; a letter intercepted in december had already provided intelligence that the british were planning to go to the south . clinton arrived at cape fear on march 12 , expecting to find the european convoy already there . he met with the royal governors of north and south carolina , josiah martin and william campbell , and learned that the recruited scottish loyalists had been defeated at moore ' s creek bridge two weeks earlier . clinton also received pleas for assistance from the royal governor of georgia , james wright , who had been arrested , and then escaped to a navy ship . parker ' s
novel to be credited. " this was not even the first notice of the expedition to the colonists ; a letter intercepted in december had already provided intelligence that the british were planning to go to the south. clinton arrived at cape fear on march 12, expecting to find the european convoy already there. he met with the royal governors of north and south carolina, josiah martin and william campbell, and learned that the recruited scottish loyalists had been defeated at moore's creek bridge two weeks earlier. clinton also received pleas for assistance from the royal governor of georgia, james wright, who had been arrested, and then escaped to a navy ship. parker's